krk rp8s?

I've seen a couple first gen rp8s going for good prices and was wondering if they are worth getting? Price: around £200
Obviously they are used but I was wondering if it would be better to get these over say the new gen Krk rokit5.
Anyway before you say krks suck that's fine but I'm on a budget.

Damn, you guys are making me cry! Lol, I've got a pair of the first gen 8's and also a pair of the 5's (although one of the 5's died on me). Those speakers were booming in my town back when they came out. A combo of the price and also some older studio videos of some famous DnB producers using them (dillinja I think was one).

Everyone from bedroom DJ's to bedroom producers in my area had them. I use the 8's now for producing, I wish I had something better, but I don't have the cash for it. My studio room is kinda jankey anyway, so some expensive ones would go to waist ATM anyway. My apartment is old as hell and the rooms have weak walls and strange uneven shapes to them. No 90 degree angles anywear. Plus my studio room has 3 windows in it. Two super small ones that lead into other rooms in the house, and one the leads to the outside. It's hella weird.... It's considered a one bedroom apartment with a "den". The den room is basically the perfect size for a newborn baby or something. Wouldn't work as a bedroom since if you threw a king size bed in there it would all but swollo up the place and you wouldn't be able to move.

Basically what I'm saying is I'm fucked. Although I've been listening to these kinda speakers for years in not only my place, but a lot of friends. So my ears are somewhat used to them. I definitely need to do some room conditioning to make things a litter better. I got the speakers sitting on foam, but not foam on the walls. I could actually use some help from you guys that have the same speakers as to what you've done to make things sound a bit better. I know you can't polish a terd, but I'm sure I can do some rearranging and throw some foam up to help at least.

How far away from the wall are you guys placing them? Also, any tips on foam placement around the room to help? I don't know much about treating a room.... I've read a lot of things in the past, but never really did much of them. They all seemed angled towards someone with cash to drop and proper room to start with.

I need the "ghetto junglist baller on a budget" tips on helping the mess I got sound a bit less... Well, messy.

I have my Rokit 8's for DJing and have them in each corner of the room, they sound good but cant push them as in a flat. use them for the TV too so sound great for films etc

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How far away from the wall is the back of them? I'm wondering if some foam on the wall behind them would help with the "to bommy" effect they give. I know your not supposed to have them backed up against the wall and all.... Just not sure how close to the wall they can be before getting undesirable effects.